Delivery Agreement

The Department of Economic Development and Tourism has been identified as the lead department for the implementation of Outcome 4 & 6 and supports the implementation of Outcome 5, 7 and 10. The implementation of the aforementioned outcomes will contribute towards the achievement of the National Development Plan.

Outcome 4

Government adopted the new medium-term strategic framework (MTSF) in August 2014. The MTSF has 14 Outcomes and the Department of Economic Development and Tourism is responsible for Outcome 4 (decent employment through inclusive economic growth) which has 10 sub-outcomes. During the recent strategic planning session, the following provincial actions were identified under each sub-outcome:

Sub-outcome 1: Productive Investment in effectively crowded in through the infrastructure build programme

Set baseline for local procurement in terms of the infrastructure build programme specific to the Northern Cape.

Inform the Provincial PICC of the baselines for local procurement and targets of the Province.

Strengthen relationships between the Department of Economic Development and the Office of the Premier to ensure that local procurement is supported.

Tourism Product Development in niche markets and rural areas

Local Economic Development, red tape reduction and the implementation of the Provincial Spatial Development Framework and Provincial Growth and Development Plan

Sub-outcome 3: The elimination of unnecessary regulatory burdens and lower price increases for key inputs and wage goods fosters business confidence, reduces costs for working people and producers, and sustain investment and economic growth

Regular meetings of NC Gambling and Liquor Boards with their respective industry stakeholders to identify blockages to growth, social investment and employment creation.

Conduct consultative with Tourism Stakeholders to identify barriers.

Regular meeting with National Economic Development Department, dti and SMME department to share projects information and blockages.

Participation in government structures to advance investment promotion.

Sub-outcome 10: Investment in research, development and innovation support inclusive growth by enhancing productivity of existing and emerging enterprises and supporting the development of new industries

Monitor the performance of the NGP job drivers

Establishment of provincial Innovation Forum in terms of DST regional model, inputs and coordination to the National Economic Research Advisory Network (ERAN) coordinated by the dti.

Contribute to setting the provincial research agenda through the Provincial Research Forum.

Strengthening partnerships with SPU, VUT, and SKA through MOU/MOA for joint research.

Establish and strengthen partnerships between industry and government.

Implementation of the NCISS and support the implementation of NCRES.

Conceptualisation of NC Space science economy framework.

Outcome 5

Outcome 5 “A skilled and capable workforce to support an inclusive growth path”, is one of the of the government outcomes being led by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).

Government has committed itself through the NDP 2030 that South Africans should have access to education and training of the highest quality, leading to significantly improved learning outcomes. To achieve this vision, a number of outputs were identified and that include the increased access and success in programmes leading to intermediate and high level learning.

This Outcome also contributes to the implementation of Outcome 4, under sub-outcome 5 “workers’ education and skills increasingly meet economic needs”. Currently, there are eight (8) indicators under this sub-outcome and DEDaT is responsible for reporting on five (5) of these.

Outcome 6

As per the recent EXCO resolution, the department was mandated with the coordination and reporting of outcome 6 “An efficient, competitive and responsive economic infrastructure network”. Outcome 6 of the MTSF is formulated to achieve the objectives as set out in Chapter 4 of the NDP: Economic infrastructure – the foundation of social and economic development. The Province has shown some progress in the following Strategic Integrated Projects which are relevant to this outcome:

SIP 3: South Eastern node &corridor development

Manganese Mining Development

Manganese Sinter Plant

Manganese Rail Line Upgrade

SIP 5: Saldanha – Northern Cape Development Corridor

Iron Ore Rail Line Upgrade

Iron Ore Mining Development

Ibubhesi Gasfield

Vaal-Gamagara Pipeline

Kathu Supplier Park

SIP 8: Green Energy

SIP 11: Agri-logistics and rural infrastructure

SIP 14 :Higher Education

SIP 15: Expanding access to communication technology

Pixley Ka Seme Phase 1; roll out of the broadband

SIP 16: Square Kilometre Array (SKA) and Meerkat

SKA science visitor centre

SIP 18 : Water and sanitation infrastructure

Outcome 7

Outcome 7 “comprehensive Rural Development and Land Reform”, is coordinated by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD). As a department we support the actions relating to development and support of rural cooperatives.

Outcome 10

The NDP’s 2030 vision is that South Africa’s transition to an environmentally sustainable, climate-change resilient, low-carbon economy and just society will be well under way. The plan expects to achieve this vision by implementing this outcome in 3 phases, with the first focusing on planning, piloting and investing in the creation of a framework for implementing the transition to an environmentally sustainable and low-carbon economy. Outcome 10 “protect and enhance our environmental assets and natural resources”, also links to the implementation of Outcome 4. The Department of Environment, Nature and Conservation (DENC) is the coordinating department for this outcome.